Special: CargoTables/decisions
Table structure:
- decision - Text
- outcome - Text
- moved - Page
- seconded - Page
- notes - Wikitext
This table has 248 rows altogether.
| Page | decision | outcome | moved | seconded | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting:Board (2024-07-22) (edit) | That the minutes of the Monday 17 June 2024 meeting be accepted | passed | Amanda Lawrence | Emily Mierisch | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-07-22) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | passed | Peter Neish | Tom Hogarth | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-07-22) (edit) | That Wikimedia Australia run the Partner projects grant program for 2024-2025. | passed | Amanda Lawrence | Elliott Bledsoe | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-07-22) (edit) | That WMAU supports the renewal of the Freopedia project with Freotopia content, accepts custodianship and hosts the Freotopia content for up to three years, with annual review while investigating long-term management of the site and content. | approved by email | Kelly Tall | Bunty Avieson | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That the 2023-24 financial statements give an accurate view of the association’s financial affairs. | approved | Peter | Tom | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That the minutes of the 22 July 2024 meeting be accepted. | approved | Amanda | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Tom | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That the WMAU Board ... | approved | Amanda | Elliott | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the funding of one staff member for travel, accommodation and incidentals to Melbourne for the events listed. | approved | Bunty | Tom | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-08-26) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the funding of staff travel, accommodation and incidentals to Sydney for the events listed. | approved | Bunty | Tom | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That the changes to the banking signatories and financial roles are accepted and approved. | approved | Peter | Tom | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That the minutes of the 26 August 2024 meeting be accepted | approved | Bunty | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Bunty | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That the two members are accepted. Seek further information from one of the potential members. | approved | Elliott | Shravan | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That the WMAU Board approves the proposal to facilitate an edit-a-thon at the ABC-ANZFORS conference on 1 December 2024, with a budget of $1000 to cover travel, accommodation and per diem costs for one WMAU staff member | approved | Jeremy | Elliott | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-10-21) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves grant funding to each of the three Partner Projects listed, providing each with $10,000 and not exceeding total grant expenditure of $30,000. | approved | Bunty | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That the minutes of the 21 October 2024 meeting be accepted | ||||
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Elliott | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That the Wikimedia Australia Board renews the WMAU Safe Space Policy for one year with no changes to its current content or provisions. | approved | Elliott | Bunty | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That the Wikimedia Australia Board supports the funding for the development of a WikiCommons course by James Gaunt, to be hosted on Wiki. Learn LMS platform. | approved | Jeremy | Elliott | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves funding up to $2,200 to cover flights, accommodation, per diem payments for Belinda Spry and Elliott Bledsoe to attend the Parliamentary Friends of GLAM event and the GLAM Peak meeting in Canberra from Tuesday 26 to Wednesday 27 November 2024. | approved | Tom | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves funding up to $7,000 to cover flights, transit, accommodation, per diem payments for Belinda Spry and Elliott Bledsoe to attend RightsCon in-person in Taipei, Taiwan from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 February 2025. | approved | Bunty | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves funding up to 1,000 for grief support services if needed/requested by any member of staff, the Board or our community. | approved | Elliott | Bunty | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the motion in principle, in accordance with the points raised. | approved | Elliott | ||
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the motion to formalise the policy and decision-making rubric. | approved | Bunty | Shravan | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the motion to offer branded domain name email addresses to members. | approved | Elliott | Kassi | |
| Meeting:Board (2024-12-16) (edit) | That WMAU Board approves the motion, in accordance with the points raised below. | approved | Shravan | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-02-18) (edit) | That the minutes of the 16 December 2024 meeting be accepted | ||||
| Meeting:Board (2025-02-18) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Elliott | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-03-18) (edit) | deferred for now. Board members will have until 1 April 2025 to provide feedback and comments. | deferred | Elliott | Emily | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-03-18) (edit) | That the minutes of the 18 February 2025 meeting be accepted | Elliott | |||
| Meeting:Board (2025-03-18) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Emily | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-03-18) (edit) | That the WMAU Board approves the Strategic Planning documents and accompanying Budget and supports an application to the WMF for triennial grant funding. . | approved | Elliott | Peter | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | approved | Elliott | Kassi | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | approved | Jeremy | Kassi | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | approved | Kassi | Emily | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | Hold as vacant positions for the time being unless a distinct candidate is available. | approved | Jeremy | Emily | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | That the minutes of the 18 March 2025 meeting be accepted | approved | Peter | Shravan | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted. | approved | Peter | Jeremy | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-04-15) (edit) | That the WMAU Board approves the ICIP and IDSov Protocol project with Terri Janke and Company. Include in discussions with Terri Janke and Company ways to 'future-proof' and where applicable consider other wiki-projects. The WMAU Board supports adjustments of our triennial WMAU grant funding application to include the costs of the ICIP and IDSov Protocol project from Terri Janke and Company, as well as additional specific funding for WMAU to support and provide adequate services to facilitate the ICIP and IDSov Protocol project. . | approved | Elliott | Shravan | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-05-20) (edit) | That the Board approve the awarding of two Wikimania 2025 Scholarships at AUD $5,000 each, with two further applicants placed on a waitlist. The successful scholars are User:Bahnfrend and User:Ethmostigmus. | The award of the Wikimania 2025 Scholarships to Jeremy Ludlow and Natasha Dreis were accepted. | Elliott Bledsoe | Emily Mierisch | in favour - Kassi Hays; against - none; abstain - Jeremy Ludlow, Peter Neish, Shravan Rao |
| Meeting:Board (2025-05-20) (edit) | That the minutes of the 18 March 2025 meeting be accepted | approved | Kassi Hays | Peter Neish | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-05-20) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted by the Board. | Passed | Jeremy Ludlow | Elliott Bledsoe | In favour - Kassi Hays, Shravan Rao |
| Meeting:Board (2025-05-20) (edit) | That Wikimedia Australia approve additional funding support to the value of up $3,500 for a 2025 Wikimania scholarship recipient to enable a carer to accompany her for travel and accommodation purposes, on grounds of diversity, equity and inclusion. | The awarding of additional funding for the Wikimania 2025 Scholarships to User:Ethmostigmus were accepted. | Elliott Bledsoe | Peter Neish | In favour - Emily Mierisch; against - none; abstain - Jeremy Ludlow |
| Meeting:Board (2025-06-17) (edit) | Emily Mierisch to take on the Vice President role from now until AGM 2025, and the role of Chair in August meeting. | passed | Peter Neish | Kassi Hays | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-06-17) (edit) | That the minutes of the Board meeting held on Tuesday 20 May 2025 be accepted as an accurate record of that meeting. | passed | Peter Neish | Emily Mierisch | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-06-17) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted by the Board. | passed | Emily Mierisch | Kassi Hays | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-07-22) (edit) | One community member to be accepted on to the subcommittee alongside Shravan, Alice and Elliott. | ||||
| Meeting:Board (2025-07-22) (edit) | That the minutes of the Board meeting held on Tuesday 17 June 2025 be accepted as an accurate record of that meeting. | passed | Peter Neish | Kassi Hayes | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-07-22) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted by the Board. | The Treasurer’s report was accepted. | Peter Neish | Jeremey Ludlow | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-07-22) (edit) | That the Wikimedia Australia Board approve the revised 2025–26 WMAU Budget, as circulated on 26 June 2025. | Passed | Elliott Bledsoe | Jeremy Ludlow | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-07-22) (edit) | WMAU staff approach Maddocks to look at gaining DGR status, potentially through a pro-bono arrangement or through use of WMAU own funds. | Approve the allocation of WMAU’s own funding to begin the DGR status process with the recommended lawyer from Maddocks in Melbourne. | Jeremy Judlow | Peter Neish | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-08-19) (edit) | That the interim Protocol project proceed and WMAU staff will work with and support Terri Janke and Company in this first phase. WMAU staff will also advise and liaise with the international Wiki community, particularly those countries with significant Indigenous people and communities who have expressed keen interest, such as South America, Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada, to keep them informed. | Emily Mierisch | Jeremy Ludlow | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-08-19) (edit) | That the minutes of the Board meeting held on Tuesday 22 July 2025 be accepted as an accurate record of that meeting. | Peter Neish | Shravan Rao | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-08-19) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted by the Board. | Peter Neish | Jeremy Ludlow | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That the minutes of the Board meeting held on Tuesday 19 August 2025 be accepted as an accurate record of that meeting. | Peter Neish | Jeremy Ludlow | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted by the Board. | Peter Neish | Elliott Bledsoe | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That the Wikimedia Australia Board approve funding for the above three projects, totalling $25,000, as recommended by the Partner Projects Subcommittee. This leaves $5,000 unallocated, which could be redirected to the Community Support Fund, WikiCon Canberra, or reinvested to earn interest. This can be decided at the next Board meeting on 21 October. Finally, I want to thank the Subcommittee for their time, commitment, and thoughtful contributions throughout this process. | Elliott Bledsoe | Peter Neish | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That the Wikimedia Australia Board authorise the Executive Officer to confirm the most cost-effective and suitable venue for WikiCon Canberra 2026, to be held on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 April 2026, within the approved event budget of $40,000. | Jeremy Ludlow | Elliott Bledsoe, Kassi Hays | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That the WMAU Board approve AUD $2,500 in Volunteer Support funding for Kerrie Burns to attend the Wiki-GLAM Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 October - 1 November 2025, to support her accepted presentation WikiResilience: Surviving a GLAM Partner Project. Kerrie will provide a report on her return in the form of a presentation at a WMAU Community Meeting, or a written report/blog for the WMAU website. | Elliott Bledsoe | Jeremy Ludlow | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That Wikimedia Australia approve the attendance of Executive Officer Belinda Spry at the Wikimedia Executive Officer’s Conference in São Paulo, Brazil (1–3 December 2025), with associated travel and accommodation costs to an estimated total of up to A$3,400. | Elliott Bledsoe | Peter Neish | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | That Wikimedia Australia approve travel for Executive Officer Belinda Spry and President Elliott Bledsoe to Melbourne for stakeholder meetings and associated events, with costs to an estimated total of up to A$2,300. | Peter Neish | Jeremy Ludlow | ||
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | WMAU agrees to sign the Open Heritage Statement. Moved: Seconder: Kerry ACTION: | Support: Mylee, Jeremy, Emily, Peter. | Elliott Bledsoe | Kerry Raymond | |
| Meeting:Board (2025-10-21) (edit) | WMAU forms a Subcommittee to investigate our current model rules of Association, and review the WMAU Rules of Association after the 2025 AGM, and pertaining to DGR status. Moved: Elliott Seconder: Jeremy Support: Emily, Peter, Kerry | Support: Emily, Peter, Kerry | Elliott Bledsoe | Jeremy Ludlow | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-04-19) (edit) | That Margaret.Donald@wikimedia.org.au be established as an WMAU email address and is added to the wle-au-team email address. | Approved | Canley | Samwilson | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-04-19) (edit) | WMAU COmmittee approves Coordinator to commit up to $1000 on stickers - design to be approved and distribution of stickers | Approved | Amanda | Alex | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | Cancel 11 August community meeting due to Wikimania. | Approved | Canley | Samwilson | Wikimania begins on 13 August. |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | Committee approves the deployment of WMAU skin when ready. | Approved | Canley | Pru.mitchell | Consider engaging a designer, and getting user feedback. |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | Pay for catering at Newcastle University Library event. | Approved | Pru.mitchell | Canley | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | The WMAU Zoom account details with be shared with approved facilitators. | Approved | AmandaSLawrence | Canley | Caddie to work on facilitators document and present at next meeting |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | Up to $300 for the Art+Feminism Laptop Stickers grant application. | Approved | Pru.mitchell | Canley | Application: Art+Feminism Laptop Stickers. Carolyn is requested to post at least 2 social media photos of people with their stickers. |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | WMAU approves in principle partnership with University of Newcastle for use of facilitation of volunteer contribution of significant photographs to Commons with metadata up to $3,000 under Engagement with GLAM and Wikidata program. | Approved | Pru.mitchell | AmandaSLawrence | Reporting: At least two media stories about the work including Wikimedia Australia before 31 July 2021. Documentation and/or presentation about the process, issues, pros and cons. |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-05-17) (edit) | WMAU will participate in Wiki Science 2021. | Approved | Pru.mitchell | Canley | Pru to let Ivo know WMAU will participate. |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | Caddie Travel to Sydney for First Nations Edit-a-thon 10 July (per diem only, no accommodation required): $102.34 | Approved | Pru.mitchell | Canley | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | Community Support and Outreach Coordinator monthly invoice: $3,840.00 | Approved | Pru.mitchell | Canley | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That Wikimedia Australia appoints Caddie Brain as Executive Officer for fixed term 12 month position. | Accepted | Canley | AmandaSLawrence | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That WMAU accepts RMIT student James Gaunt as an intern for 15 days from July 2021 to be managed by the Coordinator Community Outreach and Engagement with support from the President and Treasurer. As part of the Volunteer Support Program, that James also be given a grant to the value of $1800 to develop an intern program and other administrative support. | Accepted | Pru.mitchell | AmandaSLawrence | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That WMAU adopt the Communications Strategy as drafted and publish it as PDF on the WMAU website under Governance. | Accepted | TomH | Canley | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That WMAU contract Mike Dickison to develop GLAM Training Modules to the value of AUD$3000. | Accepted | TomH | AmandaSLawrence | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That WMAU extends the number of Wiki Loves Earth prizes of $100 from 10 to 15 for 2021. | Accepted | Canley | Pru.mitchell | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-06-21) (edit) | That WMAU purchase a bundle of hours worth $3000 from Ramen Studio based in Sydney to undertake communications work as per the Branding Brief. | Accepted | TomH | Pru.mitchell | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | * Financial audit and BAS lodgement support (moved by email, 15 July 2021) $556.60 * Executive Officer monthly invoice: $3900 (larger due to five week reporting period) | Tom | Alex | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted. | Amanda | Tom | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | That WMAU accept and submit the final report | Amanda | Alex | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | That WMAU adopt the automated Decision Register and agenda restructure. | Tom | Alex | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | That WMAU adopt the Crisis Communications Plan drafted as Appendix 3 of the Communications Strategy and the above amendments suggested by Kerry. | deferred for new committee | |||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-07-19) (edit) | That WMAU make the newly developed website skin public. | Accepted | Alex | Tom | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-09-20) (edit) | Financial audit and BAS lodgement support (moved by email, 15 July 2021) $556.60 | approved | Pru | Tom | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-09-20) (edit) | Insurance renewal Aon $1,171.58 inc GST; Executive Officer monthly invoice: $2515.00 | approved | Paige | Alex | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-09-20) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted. | Amanda | Tom | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-09-20) (edit) | That WMAU approve and submit the open access submission | Approved | Alex | Pru | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-10-18) (edit) | Approved * Executive Officer monthly invoice: $3350 | Pru | Alex | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-10-18) (edit) | That the Treasurer’s report be accepted. | Amanda | Tom | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-10-18) (edit) | That WMAU approve the expenditure and timeline for strategic planning | Approved | Pru | Alex | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-10-18) (edit) | That WMAU approve the signing of the City of Sydney agreement | Approved | Pru | Amanda | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-11-15) (edit) | Approved * Executive Officer monthly invoice: $2510 * Music Coordinator monthly invoice: $1000 - To be presented * Strategic Planning, Strategic Communications Australia ½ invoice as per motion of 18 Oct 2021: $3000 + GST | Pru | Alex | ||
| Meeting:Committee (2021-11-15) (edit) | That James Gaunt be admitted as a complementary member of WMAU as facilitator of the music project. | Approved | Pru | Tom | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-11-15) (edit) | The committee supports the above financial payments | Approved | Alex | Tom | |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-11-15) (edit) | The committee supports this program in principle | Approved | Alex | Tom | Maybe move dates to university semester 1, perhaps after Australia Day |
| Meeting:Committee (2021-12-20) (edit) | Approved * Executive Officer monthly invoice: $4529.81 (inclusive of Melbourne travel and reimbursements) * Australian Music Project Coordinator invoice: $1000 (pre-approval, invoice to be sent later tonight) | Pru | Alex |